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JOSEPH COGAN, OF CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS.

Letters Patent No. 86,812

, dated Februa/ry 9, 1869.

IMPROVED HORSE-COLLAR.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JOSEPH GOGAN, of Cambridge, in the county of Middlesex, and State of Massachusetts, have invented-au Improved Horse-Collar; and I do hereby declare that the following, taken in connection with the drawings which accompany and form part of this specification, is a description of my invention suiiicient to enable those skilled in the art to practise it.

In that class of horse-collars in which enamelled leather, or patent leather, is used toA cover the rim and the front of the body-part of the collar, itis customary to stretch the enanielled leather over the frame, or stuii'ed rim, and body, stitching the parts of the covering -in place as they are so stretched.

In making well-tinished collars of this kind, it'is necessary to use thebest of enamelledstock, and even then the great stretching which the leather has to undergo', to avoid or remove all wrinkles, in connection with the bending-necessary to bring all parts of it smoothly into place, often causes the enamel to crack, thereby materially injuring the value and durability ofthe collar. v

The object of my invention is to so make an enamclled horse-collar that the enamelled surface will have to undergo no stretching to bring it into place g and I accomplish this by iirst completely forming the body and rim with acovering of common or unjapanned leather, stitching all the parts. in place, and subsequently japanning the Whole surface of the rim and body, covering every pari, and iilling the joints between the rim and body, and between the outer leather or facing of the collar and the wearing-piece, or that `portion which comes directly against the breast of the lhorse.

It is in a collar so made and covered that my invention consists.

The drawing Arepresents a section through the rim and body, at one side of the collar.

a denotes the rim;

b, the body;

c, the stufng ofthe body; and

d, the stufng of the rim.

e, the leather covering 'of the rim.

f, the leather covering ofthe body.

The rim and` body ofthe collar having been formed or stuffed in vthe usual manner, each is surfaced with leather which is plain, or without any paint or enamel upon its wearing-surface, and which has therefore that pliability, exibility, and capability of stretching found in common plain-finished leather.

The collar having thnsbeen entirely finished, so far as constructionor the direct work of the saddler is concerned, is then covered with successive coats of japan, or black Varnish, h, care being taken to ll the threadholes, and the joints between the rim and the body, and the collar is then baked until the coating is sumciently dry and hard.

It will be obvious that, as all parts of the leather are `brought into place before any enamel is applied to the surface thereof, there will be no tendency of the enamel to crack by strain upon it, or by bending; that Y a much smoother surface can be Lproduced, as the collar is formed before the leather is rendered unpliable by its enamel; and that a much cheaper leather can be used in the construction of patent-leather collars, by making them in' this manner.

As' the' joints are lled with the varnish, it will also be seen that such joints may be rendered impervious, and the whole collar water-proof, by this improvement.

I claim a horse-collar, having'its rim and body enamelled, substantially as described.

JOSEPH COGAN. Witnesses:

J. B. CROSBY, FRANCIS GOULD. 

